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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $103M invested in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 9

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 23

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7678 (+2)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $106M → $103M (-$3.26M)

1.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.27%38.97% (-1.3%)

Holders
78
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.63%
% of All Funds
1.03%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
27
Reduced
23
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.4M +$1.38M +139,748 +7%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$6.75M +$366K +37,176 +6%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.54M +$126K +12,835 +2%
EIA
4
Edgemoor Investment Advisors
Maryland
$6.39M -$102K -10,363 -2%
GC
5
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$5.32M -$1.04M -105,598 -17%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$5.2M +$1.35M +137,308 +37%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$4.89M -$160K -16,213 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.82M +$115K +11,675 +3%
PCM
9
Penserra Capital Management
California
$3.76M +$108K +10,933 +3%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
10
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$3.2M -$175K -17,778 -5%
Pathstone Holdings
11
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
$2.88M -$1.45M -147,471 -34%
GA
12
GraniteShares Advisors
New York
$2.74M +$166K +16,852 +7%
DADC
13
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2.41M +$144K +14,587 +7%
TA
14
TFG Advisers
Michigan
$2.26M +$32.5K +3,298 +2%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2M +$111K +11,322 +6%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.91M +$403K +40,907 +28%
IA
17
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.83M +$8.86K +900 +0.5%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.7M -$5.82K -591 -0.4%
SFS
19
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.69M -$14.8K -1,507 -0.9%
1CP
20
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$1.6M +$2.49K +253 +0.2%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$1.24M +$170K +17,292 +16%
SIA
22
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$1.05M
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.01M -$14.6K -1,482 -1%
HA
24
Helium Advisors
Washington
$904K -$349K -35,472 -29%
VIA
25
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$829K -$204K -20,696 -20%

FCT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

78 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $103M — down 3.1% from $106M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new FCT positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.38M. The largest seller was Jones Road Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.04M sold.

  • 78 institutional investors held First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) as of Q2 2025, up from 76 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $103M of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II stock for Q2 2025, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II positions in Q2 2025 and 9 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II buyer in Q2 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.38M added.
  • The largest First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II seller in Q2 2025 was Jones Road Capital Management, an estimated $4.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.